South-facing gardens can add £22,000 to the value of your home - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Interiors This garden feature can add £22 000 to the value of your home By You Magazine - July 30, 2020 House prices are reliant on any number of factors, from the big ones like location down to the nitty gritty such as the colour of your front door or your interior design tastes. But there’s another feature that, if you’re lucky enough to possess it, can add approximately £22,000 to the value of your home. And unfortunately for some (but very fortunately for others) you’ve either got it or you don’t, as it’s all down to what direction your garden faces. Due to the sun rising in the east and setting in the west, south-facing gardens receive the maximum amount of sunshine all day long, which is why these gardens are the most desirable. Getty Images It’s something not even the most skilled architect or landscaper can change once a house is built, which is why they’re so highly sought after and can add a significant amount of value to your home when it comes to selling. It’s long been known that sun-filled south-facing gardens are in demand, but it’s not until a recent study by Rightmove was conducted that we now know exactly just how much value they can add to a property. Rightmove analysed nearly 400,000 homes across the UK and found that the average asking price for a home with a south-facing garden was £369,365, while similar properties without had an average asking price of £346,670 – that’s a difference of £22,695, equal to a 7 per cent asking price premium. Getty Images Homes with sunny south-facing gardens sell quicker, too – on average, they sell two days faster in 8 of the 11 UK regions than homes with less sunnier gardens. Interestingly, it was discovered that properties in Yorkshire and The Humber with a south-facing garden boasted the biggest asking price premium at an increase of 14 per cent. Getty Images David Phillip, partner of David Phillip Estate Agents in Yorkshire commented: ‘You’d be amazed at how many people turn up to a viewing and use the compass on their phone to work out where the sun is coming from. It’s a really important requirement in these parts. ‘Lots of homes in Yorkshire are in rural areas, and so the trade-off from not living in an urbanised area is that you want a lovely outdoor space. And what’s more lovely than a garden that gets lots of sunshine? South-facing gardens have almost become a necessity.’ It looks like we’re a nation of sun worshippers, after all. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Aldi s pumpkin-shaped casserole dish is all we want for Halloween 7 of the best money-saving kitchen gadgets to invest in this winter Aldi has restocked miniature velvet chairs and sofas for your dog DON' T MISS Fiona Bruce Sometimes I struggle not to cry November 14, 2021 17 beautiful 2021 diaries to help you to look forward to December 4, 2020 Why women leave men for women What’ s fuelling the rise of April 28, 2019 Hollywood veteran Laura Linney on plastic surgery friendship and her stellar July 3, 2017 You can shop the khaki jumpsuit from Holly Willoughby’ s new M& S July 17, 2019 The secrets and lies behind this happy family photo April 11, 2021 It’ s cocktail hour Olly Smith’ s cocktail recipes and Eleanor Maidment s canapé November 14, 2021 BBC One has revealed its Christmas TV schedule and there’ s lots December 2, 2020 YOU Beauty Box August Reviews August 1, 2017 Rome has been named the cheapest major city to visit in August 7, 2019 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved